Greenwich Library Annual Report

1
The
GREENWICH LIBRARY
ANNUAL
REPORT
2008 - 2009
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
David O. Brownwood, President
Jennifer Baldock, First Vice President
Betsy Moore, Second Vice President
Suzanne Peisch, Treasurer
Brian Pennington, Assistant Treasurer
Nancy M. Better, Secretary
Susan Bevan
Betsy Cahill
Haley Rockwell Elmlinger
William Haslun
Mary Jacobson
Claude Johnson
Ronald Lauderdale
Jane D. Marsh
Andrew Pitts
Barbara Richards
Annette Wilson
Ex-Officio
Carol A. Mahoney, Director
Peter Tesei, First Selectman
Boar d of the Friends of Gree nwich Librar y
Mary-Jane Brogan,
Chairman
Nancy Fertig,
Vice Chairman
Jeanine B. Getz, Treasurer
Sara Scarfone,
Recording Secretary
Mitzi Scrivan Armstrong
York Baker
Jennifer Brown
Linda Butler
Richard Campbell
Bebbie Chickering
Monique Christensen
Ruth Davidson
Ginny Day
Nancy Duffy
Julia Dunn
Sharon Fortenbaugh
Laura Grad
Nicole Hadley
Bev Hartley
Mary Jacobson
Sally Lochner
Bea Luce
Sheryl Mandala
Leah Marmon
Melanie Milgram
Victoria Morton
Cathy Ogden
Kirsten Pitts
Staci Radtke
Barbara Richards
Crissy Robinson
Trish Stefani
Mary-Ann Zalman
Ex-Officio
David O. Brownwood
Carol A. Mahoney
Greenwich Library
101 West Putnam Avenue
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
(203) 622-7900
www.greenwichlibrary.org
Architect Michael Tribe
Peter Gisolfi Associates
Mary-Jane Brogan, Friends Chairman
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The GREENWICH
LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT
2008-2009 was an extraordinary year at Greenwich Library. In these challenging economic times, it is clear that the Library is more valuable and relevant to the children, adults and families of the Greenwich community than ever before. The support of the Town, the residents of Greenwich, Trustees, Friends, Peterson Trustees and the State of Connecticut has been critical to our success this year.
Noteworthy Accomplishments of 2008-2009
Greenwich Library was named a Five Star Library • by Library Journal in a nationwide ranking of libraries. The ranking is based on four 2006 per capita output indicators: patron visits, circulation, program attendance and public internet
computer use.
The Distinguished Lecture Series, sponsored by • the Board of Trustees, featured acclaimed author David McCullough and was a great success with all 368 seats filled in the Cole Auditorium. McCullough, a two-time winner of both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize discussed the idea that “We are What we Read.”
Over 190 residents gathered together in the
• Cole Auditorium and the Cos Cob Branch
Library to witness President Obama take the
Oath of Office and deliver his Inaugural Address on January 20, 2009.
The Director’s Search Committee chose Carol A. • Mahoney, Neighborhood Services Manager at
the Boston Public Library to assume the
Greenwich Library Director’s position.
The community was overjoyed when the Byram • Shubert Branch Library reopened on March 28th with over 700 patrons visiting on opening day.
The Library co-sponsored • a program with the World Affairs Forum that featured Ted Turner. Turner discussed the “The U.N. and our Common Future” to a capacity crowd, moderated by
Ned Lamont.
The “Catch the Reading Bug” summer reading • program drew a record 412 participants at
the Main Library, compared to 284 the prior year,
a 45% increase.
Statistics and Highlights
Greenwich Library patrons continued to utilize the libraries with a door count of 736,688 visits, representing an increase of 6% over the previous fiscal year door count.
Circulation increased 6% to 1,484,619. During • the fourth quarter of 2008-2009, usage increased dramatically including circulation (11% increase), door count (16% increase) and program attendance (13% increase) as the economic downturn caused even more patrons to utilize the Library.
Juvenile material circulation increased at all three • locations: Byram Shubert and Cos Cob Branch Library checkouts increased 25% and 21%
Former Trustees President David Ormsby, Trustees Secretary Nancy Better and First Vice President Jenny Baldock flank acclaimed author David McCullough.
Director Carol Mahoney with Ted Turner.
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4 5
respectively, and the Main Library’s children’s material circulation increased 7%.
The Library’s diverse mix of educational, cultural • and recreational programming drew 52,586 participants, an increase of 14% from the
previous year.
Reference assistance increased as patrons used the • libraries to research a variety of topics including job searches, health information, government assistance programs and sources of grants.
Sources of Funding
The Town of Greenwich funds the Library’s annual operating budget. The Trustees Development Office is responsible for raising private funds to support initiatives of the Trustees, Friends and Staff. Membership contributions to the Friends of the Greenwich Library also fund programs and other service initiatives.
The Clementine L. Peterson Foundation was established under the will of Clementine L. Peterson in memory of her son, Jonathan, and her husband, J. Whitney Peterson. A separate board of Peterson Foundation Trustees govern the investment plan and distribution of funds. Mrs. Peterson’s bequest enabled the construction of the 32,000 square foot Peterson Wing. The annual distribution from the fund is used for the operating and staffing costs for the wing as well as for enhancing business and music collections and services as determined by the 1999 Stowell-McCulley Agreement between the Greenwich Library and the Town of Greenwich.
Focus on Careers
As the economic downturn continued, the Information Services Team responded with a series of 15 programs focusing on careers throughout the month of March, designed to sharpen business and job searching skills. Participants learned to use online business networking resources such as LinkedIn and Indeed.com, practiced completing applications and learned to use the CT Department of Labor as a resource. Ellen Mehling from Queens Library
System presented Writing a Winning Resume: What Employers Want and The Less Stress Interview: How
to Prepare Yourself.
Staff provided training on Library resources including ProQuest Entrepreneurship, which provides access to tools for starting a business including templates and sample business plans; and the Foundation Directory Online, which offers information about private and community foundations, grant making public charities and exclusive funder portfolios. On the home front, patrons learned to turn unwanted items into cash with Selling on eBay and how to use online grocery and coupon sites to save money. Later in the year, Austin Pryor from SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) presented Becoming an Independent Consultant to an overflow crowd.
Four authors including Pril Meyer and Lucy Hedrick presented Getting Published.
In order for the Town of Greenwich to close a budget gap, the Town asked each department to reduce spending.
The Library gave back the equivalent of $368,000 from an operating budget of $7,153,494 or a 5.1% reduction.
Two full-time positions and one permanent part-time position were eliminated. By late fall 2008, the Peterson Endowment had lost 31% of its value.
Reductions in Spending
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Programs and Resources for Everyone
The Technology Training Center kicked off Spotlight Online, a summer series designed to give an in-depth look at popular online resources including iTunes, YouTube, Google Extras, podcasts and more. The positive response encouraged staff to highlight a different web-based service every Monday throughout the year. The series has expanded to cover Library databases including Heritage Quest and Medline Plus.
Greenwich Library offered access to the Vault Online Career Library, a source for insider career and education information. ProQuest Entrepreneurship, resources for starting your own business, and streaming audio databases Naxos Music Library and Naxos Jazz Library were made available to Library patrons both on and off-site. Long awaited, all downloadable audio titles in the Overdrive Digital Library, both MP3 and WMA format, can now be transferred to iPods.
Noted information specialist Mary Ellen Bates presented Turbo Charging Your Web Research, providing a fast-paced, information packed review of key tips, techniques and resources. Local History and the Friends of the Cos Cob Library presented several genealogy programs, including Irish Roots Ancestry Program, which were a great success. The Poet’s Voice Series secured Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Philip Schultz, who read from his most recent book Failure.
The Peterson Concert series drew capacity crowds to the Cole Auditorium with singer Nellie McKay, contemporary and acoustic jazz group Trio Globo, guitar virtuoso Oz Noy and jazz saxophonist Sonny Fortune. Children’s author and magician Grace Zhang drew a full house for the annual Chinese New Year Celebration featuring a dragon dance, acrobatics and live Chinese music. The Ashforth Children’s Concert Series featured the Project, Amelia Piano Trio and Hayes Greenfield.
Library Branches and Friends
Byram Shubert Branch Library: The branch staff spent much of the year in their temporary space at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Byram as the new building neared completion. The Town issued a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy for the Byram Shubert Branch Library on Friday, March 27. Branch Manager Miguel Garcia-Cólon and staff reopened the Library for service on Saturday, March 28 to over 700 thrilled patrons. The opening was featured on the front pages of the Greenwich Time and Greenwich Post and was covered by News12. The sound of bagpipes opened the dedication ceremony on Saturday, May 2. Governor M. Jodi Rell proclaimed it to be Byram Shubert Library Day in the State of Connecticut and over 100 people attended, including local state representatives Livvy Floren, Lile Gibbons and Fred Camillo, state senator L. Scott Frantz and Selectmen Lin Lavery and Peter Crumbine. First Selectman Peter Tesei spoke at the dedication and he discussed the importance of the library to the community as a center for lifelong learning.
Since the opening, the staff have partnered with the Friends of the Byram Shubert Library to offer
The Book Van added a new stop – Greenwich Adult Day
Care’s River House facility.
Byram Opening Day Ceremony
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programs for children, teens and tweens, as well as adults and families. The Friends of the Byram Shubert Library held two successful book and media sales in November and May.
Cos Cob Branch Library: In September, over 300 people attended the branch’s annual open house with an international theme featuring crafts, dancing and foods. During the spring, the branch offered a popular Spanish language story time for children ages one to three in partnership with the Language Exchange of Cos Cob and in June, Jan Kardys conducted a successful and timely program, You Wrote a Book, Now What? to a group of 65. Her presentation offered tips for getting published, finding an agent and developing marketing tools. This year, Cos Cob’s long running book clubs were joined by a new arrival - the Mystery Lovers Book Club. The branch staff continues to partner with the Friends of the Cos Cob Library to offer a variety of programs for adults and children including art shows, craft workshops and lectures.
The Friends of Greenwich Library: The Flinn Gallery offered another year of exciting exhibits including “Boris Chaliapin: Faces of History” featuring 92 of his unpublished cover paintings from Time. The Greenwich Library Oral History Project published its 135th book, Soldier, Teacher, Policeman: Overcoming Discrimination featuring an interview with Greenwich resident Eugene Moye. The Children’s Program series offered four sold-out performances including concerts by Rebecca Frezza and Big Truck, Brady Rymer and the Little Band that Could, and TheatreWorks productions of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and If You Give a Pig a Pancake. The Cole Concert series brought three groups from the esteemed Musicians from Marlboro to the Cole Auditorium stage, as well as 15 year-old piano prodigy Peng Peng and pianist Joyce Yang.
Looking Forward
As the recession continues, Greenwich Library will continue to be an essential resource for residents. With materials for research and entertainment, career and technology training, art exhibits and music concerts, story times for children and programs for adults, Greenwich Library is an important cultural and educational institution in the town. Next year, Greenwich Library will continue to focus on its vision to provide the community with superior library services and collections. A new website will be launched that is easier to navigate and more functional, providing access from anywhere at any hour. The implementation of patron self-checkout units will expand patron self-service points and the print management system will continue to be enhanced to permit payment of fines and fees with credit cards.
Storytime in Spanish at Cos Cob Library.
Boris Chaliapin: Face of History.
Artist: Michael Albert
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11
Carol A. Mahoney, Director
Barbara Ormerod-Glynn,
Deputy Director
Maria Carey
Arlene Roberts Grant
Debbie Orrico
Kate Petrov
Toni Tynan
Catherine Tynes
John Yoke
Custod
ial
William Sherwood, Building
Operations Foreman
Martin Blandon
Torrey Hansen
Armando Romero
Ricky Senft
Dominick Tamburri
John Yepes
I
nfor matation
Wynne Delmhorst, Manager
Alice Bonvenuto
Wayne Campbell
Sandra Chan
Mary Cuff
Kathy Culp
Leslie Hunter
Michele Martin
Edward Morrissey
Jasmine Posey
Matthew Sgritta
Alice Sherwood
Deirdre Sullivan
Margaret Walsh
Yang Wang
David Waring
Carl White
Lending
Elaine Tai-Lauria, Manager
Karen Harris
Nicole Allen
Joan Eaton
Nohora Formento
Kari Fuscaldo
Joanne Gaither
Mari Jinno
Richard Klosson
Stephanie Martin
Maria Martinez
Everett Perdue
Penny Pierce
Robin Terzi
Silvia Vallejo
Resour ces Ma nage ment
Marcia Fosnot, Manager
Victoria Bulazel
Mary Curcio
Marilyn Derr
Rosa Galesky
Pratima Gupta
Will Gray
Richard Langeloh
Stephen Schmidt
Junko Tanaka
Jayshree Trivedi
Marianne Weill
Bra nches
Byram Shubert Branch Library
Miguel Garcia-Colon, Librarian
Garry Mirsky
Cos Cob Branch Library
Wendy Silver, Librarian
Kathleen Mullins
As of June 30, 2009
Librar y Staf F
71%
15%
5%
9%
USes of Funds
Adult & Children’s Services 34% 35%
Books & Other Library Resources 29% 29%
Facilities, Operations & Maintenance 17% 17%
Public Cultural & Enrichment Programs 17% 17%
Patron & Staff Instruction/Training 3% 2%
100%
100%
07/08
08/09
Summary of Financial Information
35%
29%
17%
17%
2%
Sour ces of Funds
Town of Greenwich 73% 71%
Peterson Foundation 16% 15%
Friends of Greenwich Library 3% 5%
Other Donations 8% 9%
100%
100%
07/08
08/09
ADMINI STRATION
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1
The
GREENWICH LIBRARY
ANNUAL
REPORT
2008 - 2009
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
David O. Brownwood, President
Jennifer Baldock, First Vice President
Betsy Moore, Second Vice President
Suzanne Peisch, Treasurer
Brian Pennington, Assistant Treasurer
Nancy M. Better, Secretary
Susan Bevan
Betsy Cahill
Haley Rockwell Elmlinger
William Haslun
Mary Jacobson
Claude Johnson
Ronald Lauderdale
Jane D. Marsh
Andrew Pitts
Barbara Richards
Annette Wilson
Ex-Officio
Carol A. Mahoney, Director
Peter Tesei, First Selectman
Boar d of the Friends of Gree nwich Librar y
Mary-Jane Brogan,
Chairman
Nancy Fertig,
Vice Chairman
Jeanine B. Getz, Treasurer
Sara Scarfone,
Recording Secretary
Mitzi Scrivan Armstrong
York Baker
Jennifer Brown
Linda Butler
Richard Campbell
Bebbie Chickering
Monique Christensen
Ruth Davidson
Ginny Day
Nancy Duffy
Julia Dunn
Sharon Fortenbaugh
Laura Grad
Nicole Hadley
Bev Hartley
Mary Jacobson
Sally Lochner
Bea Luce
Sheryl Mandala
Leah Marmon
Melanie Milgram
Victoria Morton
Cathy Ogden
Kirsten Pitts
Staci Radtke
Barbara Richards
Crissy Robinson
Trish Stefani
Mary-Ann Zalman
Ex-Officio
David O. Brownwood
Carol A. Mahoney
Greenwich Library
101 West Putnam Avenue
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
(203) 622-7900
www.greenwichlibrary.org
Architect Michael Tribe
Peter Gisolfi Associates
Mary-Jane Brogan, Friends Chairman
GreenwichLibryAR_08-09.indd 12-1 12/22/09 10:42:00 AM
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The GREENWICH
LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT
2008-2009 was an extraordinary year at Greenwich Library. In these challenging economic times, it is clear that the Library is more valuable and relevant to the children, adults and families of the Greenwich community than ever before. The support of the Town, the residents of Greenwich, Trustees, Friends, Peterson Trustees and the State of Connecticut has been critical to our success this year.
Noteworthy Accomplishments of 2008-2009
Greenwich Library was named a Five Star Library • by Library Journal in a nationwide ranking of libraries. The ranking is based on four 2006 per capita output indicators: patron visits, circulation, program attendance and public internet
computer use.
The Distinguished Lecture Series, sponsored by • the Board of Trustees, featured acclaimed author David McCullough and was a great success with all 368 seats filled in the Cole Auditorium. McCullough, a two-time winner of both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize discussed the idea that “We are What we Read.”
Over 190 residents gathered together in the
• Cole Auditorium and the Cos Cob Branch
Library to witness President Obama take the
Oath of Office and deliver his Inaugural Address on January 20, 2009.
The Director’s Search Committee chose Carol A. • Mahoney, Neighborhood Services Manager at
the Boston Public Library to assume the
Greenwich Library Director’s position.
The community was overjoyed when the Byram • Shubert Branch Library reopened on March 28th with over 700 patrons visiting on opening day.
The Library co-sponsored • a program with the World Affairs Forum that featured Ted Turner. Turner discussed the “The U.N. and our Common Future” to a capacity crowd, moderated by
Ned Lamont.
The “Catch the Reading Bug” summer reading • program drew a record 412 participants at
the Main Library, compared to 284 the prior year,
a 45% increase.
Statistics and Highlights
Greenwich Library patrons continued to utilize the libraries with a door count of 736,688 visits, representing an increase of 6% over the previous fiscal year door count.
Circulation increased 6% to 1,484,619. During • the fourth quarter of 2008-2009, usage increased dramatically including circulation (11% increase), door count (16% increase) and program attendance (13% increase) as the economic downturn caused even more patrons to utilize the Library.
Juvenile material circulation increased at all three • locations: Byram Shubert and Cos Cob Branch Library checkouts increased 25% and 21%
Former Trustees President David Ormsby, Trustees Secretary Nancy Better and First Vice President Jenny Baldock flank acclaimed author David McCullough.
Director Carol Mahoney with Ted Turner.
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4 5
respectively, and the Main Library’s children’s material circulation increased 7%.
The Library’s diverse mix of educational, cultural • and recreational programming drew 52,586 participants, an increase of 14% from the
previous year.
Reference assistance increased as patrons used the • libraries to research a variety of topics including job searches, health information, government assistance programs and sources of grants.
Sources of Funding
The Town of Greenwich funds the Library’s annual operating budget. The Trustees Development Office is responsible for raising private funds to support initiatives of the Trustees, Friends and Staff. Membership contributions to the Friends of the Greenwich Library also fund programs and other service initiatives.
The Clementine L. Peterson Foundation was established under the will of Clementine L. Peterson in memory of her son, Jonathan, and her husband, J. Whitney Peterson. A separate board of Peterson Foundation Trustees govern the investment plan and distribution of funds. Mrs. Peterson’s bequest enabled the construction of the 32,000 square foot Peterson Wing. The annual distribution from the fund is used for the operating and staffing costs for the wing as well as for enhancing business and music collections and services as determined by the 1999 Stowell-McCulley Agreement between the Greenwich Library and the Town of Greenwich.
Focus on Careers
As the economic downturn continued, the Information Services Team responded with a series of 15 programs focusing on careers throughout the month of March, designed to sharpen business and job searching skills. Participants learned to use online business networking resources such as LinkedIn and Indeed.com, practiced completing applications and learned to use the CT Department of Labor as a resource. Ellen Mehling from Queens Library
System presented Writing a Winning Resume: What Employers Want and The Less Stress Interview: How
to Prepare Yourself.
Staff provided training on Library resources including ProQuest Entrepreneurship, which provides access to tools for starting a business including templates and sample business plans; and the Foundation Directory Online, which offers information about private and community foundations, grant making public charities and exclusive funder portfolios. On the home front, patrons learned to turn unwanted items into cash with Selling on eBay and how to use online grocery and coupon sites to save money. Later in the year, Austin Pryor from SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) presented Becoming an Independent Consultant to an overflow crowd.
Four authors including Pril Meyer and Lucy Hedrick presented Getting Published.
In order for the Town of Greenwich to close a budget gap, the Town asked each department to reduce spending.
The Library gave back the equivalent of $368,000 from an operating budget of $7,153,494 or a 5.1% reduction.
Two full-time positions and one permanent part-time position were eliminated. By late fall 2008, the Peterson Endowment had lost 31% of its value.
Reductions in Spending
GreenwichLibryAR_08-09.indd 4-5 12/22/09 10:42:01 AM
6 7
Programs and Resources for Everyone
The Technology Training Center kicked off Spotlight Online, a summer series designed to give an in-depth look at popular online resources including iTunes, YouTube, Google Extras, podcasts and more. The positive response encouraged staff to highlight a different web-based service every Monday throughout the year. The series has expanded to cover Library databases including Heritage Quest and Medline Plus.
Greenwich Library offered access to the Vault Online Career Library, a source for insider career and education information. ProQuest Entrepreneurship, resources for starting your own business, and streaming audio databases Naxos Music Library and Naxos Jazz Library were made available to Library patrons both on and off-site. Long awaited, all downloadable audio titles in the Overdrive Digital Library, both MP3 and WMA format, can now be transferred to iPods.
Noted information specialist Mary Ellen Bates presented Turbo Charging Your Web Research, providing a fast-paced, information packed review of key tips, techniques and resources. Local History and the Friends of the Cos Cob Library presented several genealogy programs, including Irish Roots Ancestry Program, which were a great success. The Poet’s Voice Series secured Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Philip Schultz, who read from his most recent book Failure.
The Peterson Concert series drew capacity crowds to the Cole Auditorium with singer Nellie McKay, contemporary and acoustic jazz group Trio Globo, guitar virtuoso Oz Noy and jazz saxophonist Sonny Fortune. Children’s author and magician Grace Zhang drew a full house for the annual Chinese New Year Celebration featuring a dragon dance, acrobatics and live Chinese music. The Ashforth Children’s Concert Series featured the Project, Amelia Piano Trio and Hayes Greenfield.
Library Branches and Friends
Byram Shubert Branch Library: The branch staff spent much of the year in their temporary space at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Byram as the new building neared completion. The Town issued a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy for the Byram Shubert Branch Library on Friday, March 27. Branch Manager Miguel Garcia-Cólon and staff reopened the Library for service on Saturday, March 28 to over 700 thrilled patrons. The opening was featured on the front pages of the Greenwich Time and Greenwich Post and was covered by News12. The sound of bagpipes opened the dedication ceremony on Saturday, May 2. Governor M. Jodi Rell proclaimed it to be Byram Shubert Library Day in the State of Connecticut and over 100 people attended, including local state representatives Livvy Floren, Lile Gibbons and Fred Camillo, state senator L. Scott Frantz and Selectmen Lin Lavery and Peter Crumbine. First Selectman Peter Tesei spoke at the dedication and he discussed the importance of the library to the community as a center for lifelong learning.
Since the opening, the staff have partnered with the Friends of the Byram Shubert Library to offer
The Book Van added a new stop – Greenwich Adult Day
Care’s River House facility.
Byram Opening Day Ceremony
GreenwichLibryAR_08-09.indd 6-7 12/22/09 10:42:02 AM
8 9
programs for children, teens and tweens, as well as adults and families. The Friends of the Byram Shubert Library held two successful book and media sales in November and May.
Cos Cob Branch Library: In September, over 300 people attended the branch’s annual open house with an international theme featuring crafts, dancing and foods. During the spring, the branch offered a popular Spanish language story time for children ages one to three in partnership with the Language Exchange of Cos Cob and in June, Jan Kardys conducted a successful and timely program, You Wrote a Book, Now What? to a group of 65. Her presentation offered tips for getting published, finding an agent and developing marketing tools. This year, Cos Cob’s long running book clubs were joined by a new arrival - the Mystery Lovers Book Club. The branch staff continues to partner with the Friends of the Cos Cob Library to offer a variety of programs for adults and children including art shows, craft workshops and lectures.
The Friends of Greenwich Library: The Flinn Gallery offered another year of exciting exhibits including “Boris Chaliapin: Faces of History” featuring 92 of his unpublished cover paintings from Time. The Greenwich Library Oral History Project published its 135th book, Soldier, Teacher, Policeman: Overcoming Discrimination featuring an interview with Greenwich resident Eugene Moye. The Children’s Program series offered four sold-out performances including concerts by Rebecca Frezza and Big Truck, Brady Rymer and the Little Band that Could, and TheatreWorks productions of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and If You Give a Pig a Pancake. The Cole Concert series brought three groups from the esteemed Musicians from Marlboro to the Cole Auditorium stage, as well as 15 year-old piano prodigy Peng Peng and pianist Joyce Yang.
Looking Forward
As the recession continues, Greenwich Library will continue to be an essential resource for residents. With materials for research and entertainment, career and technology training, art exhibits and music concerts, story times for children and programs for adults, Greenwich Library is an important cultural and educational institution in the town. Next year, Greenwich Library will continue to focus on its vision to provide the community with superior library services and collections. A new website will be launched that is easier to navigate and more functional, providing access from anywhere at any hour. The implementation of patron self-checkout units will expand patron self-service points and the print management system will continue to be enhanced to permit payment of fines and fees with credit cards.
Storytime in Spanish at Cos Cob Library.
Boris Chaliapin: Face of History.
Artist: Michael Albert
GreenwichLibryAR_08-09.indd 8-9 12/22/09 10:42:03 AM
11
Carol A. Mahoney, Director
Barbara Ormerod-Glynn,
Deputy Director
Maria Carey
Arlene Roberts Grant
Debbie Orrico
Kate Petrov
Toni Tynan
Catherine Tynes
John Yoke
Custod
ial
William Sherwood, Building
Operations Foreman
Martin Blandon
Torrey Hansen
Armando Romero
Ricky Senft
Dominick Tamburri
John Yepes
I
nfor matation
Wynne Delmhorst, Manager
Alice Bonvenuto
Wayne Campbell
Sandra Chan
Mary Cuff
Kathy Culp
Leslie Hunter
Michele Martin
Edward Morrissey
Jasmine Posey
Matthew Sgritta
Alice Sherwood
Deirdre Sullivan
Margaret Walsh
Yang Wang
David Waring
Carl White
Lending
Elaine Tai-Lauria, Manager
Karen Harris
Nicole Allen
Joan Eaton
Nohora Formento
Kari Fuscaldo
Joanne Gaither
Mari Jinno
Richard Klosson
Stephanie Martin
Maria Martinez
Everett Perdue
Penny Pierce
Robin Terzi
Silvia Vallejo
Resour ces Ma nage ment
Marcia Fosnot, Manager
Victoria Bulazel
Mary Curcio
Marilyn Derr
Rosa Galesky
Pratima Gupta
Will Gray
Richard Langeloh
Stephen Schmidt
Junko Tanaka
Jayshree Trivedi
Marianne Weill
Bra nches
Byram Shubert Branch Library
Miguel Garcia-Colon, Librarian
Garry Mirsky
Cos Cob Branch Library
Wendy Silver, Librarian
Kathleen Mullins
As of June 30, 2009
Librar y Staf F
71%
15%
5%
9%
USes of Funds
Adult & Children’s Services 34% 35%
Books & Other Library Resources 29% 29%
Facilities, Operations & Maintenance 17% 17%
Public Cultural & Enrichment Programs 17% 17%
Patron & Staff Instruction/Training 3% 2%
100%
100%
07/08
08/09
Summary of Financial Information
35%
29%
17%
17%
2%
Sour ces of Funds
Town of Greenwich 73% 71%
Peterson Foundation 16% 15%
Friends of Greenwich Library 3% 5%
Other Donations 8% 9%
100%
100%
07/08
08/09
ADMINI STRATION
GreenwichLibryAR_08-09.indd 10-11 12/22/09 10:42:04 AM